8th grade algebra test
Stacey earns $15 each week plus $.50 for each customer on her paper route. She
wants to earn at least $25 each week. What equation can she use to find x, the
number of customers she needs to make exactly $25?
A x + 15 = 25
B 0.50x + 15 = 25
C 2x + 15 = 25
D 50x + 15 = 25
What value of x makes this equation true?
4x – 10 = 18
2
4
7
8
Which equation below could represent the data in the table? Table of
Values
x y
-2 -1
-1 1
0 3
1 5
2 7
y=x+2
y=x+4
y = 2x + 3
y = 3x + 1
Which equation best represents the line shown on the graph?
A x=5
B x = –5
Cy=5
D y = –5
5. Which graph best represents the equation y = –2x – 2?
A B
C D
1
The graph below represents the equation y = x + 1.
2
Which graph best represents the equation created when the
1
slope of y = x + 1 is changed to 4?
2
A C
B D
The graph of the equation y = 6x is shown below.
Which graph best represents the equation created when the slope of
y = 6x is changed to 0?
A C
B D
What are the solutions to the following inequality?
4x 68
x > 64
x 64 C
x >17
D x 17
What are the solutions to the following inequality?
2x + 6 < 4
x<1
x < –1
x>1
x > –1
Melissa has $20 to buy bagels and juice for her class.
box of bagels bottle
$6.13,
of juice
including tax
$2.08, including tax
She will buy one box of bagels. With the rest of the money, Melissa will buy as many
bottles of juice as possible. Which inequality can she use to find b, the maximum
number of bottles of juice she can buy?
A 6.13b + 2.08 ≤ 20.00
B 6.13 + 2.08b ≤ 20.00
C 6.13b + 2.08 ≥ 20.00
D 6.13 + 2.08b ≥ 20.00
The picture of the balance shown below models an inequality.
What solutions make the inequality
true? A x > 3
x<3
x>6
x<6
Which inequality best represents the solution set shown on the number line?
n < –1
n ≤ –1 C
n > –1
D n ≥ –1
Which graph best represents the solution set for the following inequality?
5n +2 12
Which statement below is true?
1
A > 0.10
8
4
B 0.25 =
25
1
C < 0.50
2
D 6 > 3
Adam, Dave, Kyla, and Dan gathered 100 eggs from the hen house. The table shows
what part of the total each one gathered.
Eggs Gathered
Part of the Total
Name
Eggs Gathered
1
Adam
4
Dave 0.31
Kyla 26%
9
Dan
50
Which lists the names in the order of the person who gathered the most eggs
to the person who gathered the least eggs?
A Dan, Adam, Kyla, Dave
B Adam, Kyla, Dave, Dan
C Kyla, Dave, Dan, Adam
D Dave, Kyla, Adam, Dan
2 of the papers.
Ms. Johnson has a total of 325 papers to grade. She has graded
5
How many papers does Ms. Johnson have left to grade?
A 125
B 130
C 150
D 195
Which ratio is equivalent to the following?
3:5
A 6 : 18
B 9 : 15
C 12 : 15
D 15 : 20
What is the simplified form of a8 ?
a2
A. a10
B. a6
C. 2a4
D. 2a10
What is the missing number in the pattern?
1
7-1 =
7
70 = 1
71 = 7
72 = 49
73 = ?
A -49
21
56
D 343
What is the product of the expression shown below?
(3 × 102)(4 × 103)
A 1.2 × 105
B 7 × 105
C 1.2 × 106
D 7 × 106
Which two-dimensional pattern can be folded to make a triangular prism?
A B
The shape below is made up of a rectangle and a semicircle. What is the area, in
square feet, of the semicircle?
Areacircle = πr2
A 2π ft2
B 4π ft2
C 8π ft2
D 16π ft2
The area of a rectangular playing field is 5000 square feet. The width of the field is
half its length. What is the width of the playing field?
A = lw
A 25 ft
B 50 ft
C 100 ft
D 300 ft
The diagram below shows a walkway that goes all the way around a rectangular
garden.
walkway
30 ft
10 ft 20 ft
garden
40 ft
What is the area, in square feet, of the walkway?
A 50 sq ft
B 100 sq ft
C 300 sq ft
D 500 sq ft
Eighth-graders were asked about their favorite night to watch TV. The table shows the
results of the survey.
Which graph shows the information from the table?
A
The table shows the average attendance for 4 different athletic events during the past
year.
About how much greater was the average attendance for the football events than the track
events?
A 14
B 15
C 1450
D 14,500
Lynn’s last eight homework grades are listed below.
90, 78, 91, 85, 93, 94, 95, 96
What is the median of the list of grades?
A 82
90
92
93
For which data set is the median greater than the mode?
A 10, 7, 5, 3, 10
B 26, 31, 28, 26, 22
C 9, 0, 1, 9, 3
D 16, 12, 21, 12, 14
If the number 21 is added to the set of data below, how is the mean affected?
18, 22, 20, 17, 28
A The mean increases by 1.
B The mean remains the same.
C The mean decreases by 1.
D The mean becomes the same as the mode.
Jane has the following grades on her first four math tests.
88, 92, 86, 84
In order to have a mean of 90, what does Jane need to make on her fifth math test?
A 90
95
98
D 100
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